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SEMICONDUCTOR
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

6A05 THRU 6A10

SILICON RECTIFIER
VOLTAGE RANGE 50 to 1000 Volts CURRENT 6.0 Amperes

FEATURES
* * * * * Low cost Low leakage Low forward voltage drop High current capability High surge current capability

R-6

MECHANICAL DATA
* * * * * Case: Molded plastic Epoxy: Device has UL flammability classification 94V-O Lead: MIL-STD-202E method 208C guaranteed Mounting position: Any Weight: 2.08 grams
1.0 (25.4) MIN. .052 (1.3) DIA. .048 (1.2)

.360 (9.1) .340 (8.6) .360 (9.1) DIA. .340 (8.6) 1.0 (25.4) MIN.

MAXIMUM RATINGS AND ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Ratings at 25 o C ambient temperature unless otherwise specified. Single phase, half wave, 60 Hz, resistive or inductive load. For capacitive load, derate current by 20%.

Dimensions in inches and (millimeters)

MAXIMUM RATINGS (At T A = 25 oC unless otherwise noted) RATINGS Maximum Recurrent Peak Reverse Voltage Maximum RMS Voltage Maximum DC Blocking Voltage Maximum Average Forward Rectified Current at T A = 60 oC Peak Forward Surge Current 8.3 ms single half sine-wave superimposed on rated load (JEDEC method) Typical Junction Capacitance (Note) Typical Thermal Resistance Operating and Storage Temperature Range ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (At TA = 25oC unless otherwise noted) CHARACTERISTICS Maximum Instantaneous Forward Voltage at 6.0A DC @T A = 25 o C Maximum DC Reverse Current at Rated DC Blocking Voltage @T A = 100 o C Maximum Full Load Reverse Current Average Full Cycle .375 (9.5mm) lead length at T L = 75oC NOTES : Measured at 1 MHZ and applied reverse voltage of 4.0 volts SYMBOL VF 6A05 6A1 6A2 6A4 1.1 10 100 50 6A6 6A8 6A10 UNITS Volts uAmps uAmps 2001-5 SYMBOL VRRM VRMS VDC IO I FSM CJ R JA T J , T STG 6A05 50 35 50 6A1 100 70 100 6A2 200 140 200 6A4 400 280 400 6.0 400 150 10 -65 to + 175
0

6A6 600 420 600

6A8 800 560 800

6A10 1000 700 1000

UNITS Volts Volts Volts Amps Amps pF C/ W

0

IR

RATING AND CHARACTERISTIC CURVES ( 6A05 THRU 6A10 )

AVERAGE FORWARD CURRENT, (A)

FIG. 1 - TYPICAL FORWARD CURRENT DERATING CURVE

6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0

Single Phase Half Wave 60Hz Resistive or Inductive Load Ground pane 1" x 1" Copper surface area PC BOARD Recommended PC Board Mounting PC BOARD Standard PC Board Mounting

20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, ( )

FIG. 3 - TYPICAL REVERSE CHARACTERISTICS

FIG. 2 - TYPICAL INSTANTANEOUS FORWARD CHARACTERISTICS

INSTANTANEOUS REVERSE CURRENT, (uA)

1000
INSTANTANEOUS FORWARD CURRENT, (A)

100

100

10
TJ = 100

10

TJ = 25 Pulse Width=300uS 1% Duty Cycle

1.0

1.0

TJ = 25

.1

.1 .6

.01 .8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 INSTANTANEOUS FORWARD VOLTAGE, (V)
FIG. 3 - MAXIMUM NON-REPETITIVE FORWARD

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

PERCENT OF RATED PEAK REVERSE VOLTAGE, (%)

PEAK FORWARD SURGE CURRENT, (A)

600 500 400 300 200

TJ = 25

THERMAL RESISTANCE (J/W)

SURGE CURRENT

FIG. 5 - TYPICAL THERMAL RESISTANCE VS LEAD LENGTH 25 20 15 10 5 0 0 .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 .6 .7 .8 .9 1.0 EQUAL LEAD LENGTH TO HEAT SINK, (IN.)

100 0 1 2 5 10 20 50 NUMBER OF CYCLES AT 60Hz 100

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